FACTCHECK: Climate Version

The Climate Realism site fact-checks February's climate stories. These are their top five corrections:

They suggest that "what’s disappearing faster than glaciers is US participation in the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)."

Our prediction is that the glaciers will outlast the climate hoax.

I reckon they'll be right about that too.

PS: Other notable February climate fact-checks:

• The Guardian says, "There Are Identifiable 'Climate Tipping Points' for 'Climate Catastrophes: 
WRONG:"The premise that we are approaching dangerous and unprecedented climate tipping points is unsupported by history or present data."
• Earth.Com says, "climate change is causing cocoa production to fall in West and Central Africa." 
THIS IS FALSE: "Data show that cocoa production has increased during the last few decades of modest warming, rather than falling. Part of the reason for this is improved growing conditions in those regions and carbon dioxide fertilisation."
• The Washington Post says, "Rats Are Thriving in Cities—And Climate Change Is Helping Them.” 
THIS IS FALSE: "Rats have always lived among and thrived with human populations. As cities have grown, so have urban rat populations, benefitting from mismanaged waste, ineffective pest control policies, and urban decay, none of which have anything to do with CO₂ levels."
• The New York Times says that "Climate Change is Causing High Coffee Prices." 
THIS IS NOT BORNE OUT IN THE DATA. "Coffee production data show that there has been a steady increase over time, despite—and perhaps due in part to—increased atmospheric carbon dioxide and the slight warming of recent decades."
• A recently published (and trumpeted) paper identifies a catastrophic "tipping point" for the Greenland ice sheet. 
BUT HERE'S THE PROBLEM: "This scenario is entirely model-driven, with little to no real-world validation. And, more importantly, it hinges on assumptions that stretch the limits of scientific credibility."
• And finally, "for years, climate scientists have assured us that NOAA’s homogenised temperature datasets—particularly the Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN)—are the gold standard for tracking global warming."
HOWEVER: "A recent study published in Atmosphere has uncovered shocking inconsistencies in NOAA’s adjustments, raising serious concerns about the reliability of homogenised temperature records. ... [The] findings reveal a deeply concerning pattern of inconsistencies and unexplained changes in temperature adjustments, prompting renewed scrutiny of how NOAA processes climate data."